By far the largest ever found of its kind, the spiny fossil predator "would have made enough scampi to feed an army," one ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

A new documentary from National Geographic Pristine Seas and Oceans North spotlights how Inuit and Cree communities are ...

It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue. Coffee before sleep sounds counterintuitive, but scientists say this unusual ...

A thick, honey-like adhesive at the tip of a chameleon’s tongue lets it bring its prey to its mouth after snagging it, ...

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

Low doses in mice have can clear up proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory. Human trials are the next step. Lithium has long been a standard treatment in bipolar disorder, but ...

In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

Some sixty years after her grandmother discovered “Nutcracker Man,” Louise Leakey unearths his long-lost hand—reviving a ...